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ADATA DDR3 1600 Gaming Series 12GB (X58) Memory Kit Review

This version of the script has been thoroughly tested on Adobe Photoshop CS5 and CS4 and is compatible with Photoshop 7. It is important to document however that different versions of Photoshop give different end results. Adobe have been fine tuning the program over the years and enhancing specific filters and algorithms for better performance (some filters were rewritten during the CS2 time period). This means ultimately that comparing times with users running other versions of Photoshop is not going to give consistent results.

All results were gained from Adobe Photoshop CS5 64bit exe on Windows 7 64 bit ultimate and are marked in seconds. Lower times are better.

KitGuru PS Bench 1(4)
Standard
1333mhz 9-9-9-24
ADATA
1600mhz 9-9-9-24
1. Texturiser (1) 1.7
1.7
2. CMYK 1.8
1.8
3. RGB
1.7
1.7
4. Ink outlines
26.8
26.7
5. Dust & Stratches
2.8
2.8
6. Watercolor
25.3
25.1
7. Texturiser (2)
1.7
1.7
8. Stained Glass
18.7
18.6
9. Mosiac Tiles
11.9
11.9
10. Extrude
152.2
152.0
11. Rough Pastels
10.7
10.5
12. Smart Blur
87.0
86.9
13. Underpainting
31.2
31.1
14. Mosiac Tiles
11.7
11.7
15. Spherize
2.1
2.1
16. Palette Knife
18.5
18.5
17. Sponge
36.4
36.3
18. Smudge Stick
11.1
11.0
Total:
453.3
452.1

Not a huge performance increase in the filtering test, but we didn’t expect the modest frequency increase to have a dramatic impact on the results.

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16 comments

  1. Nice memory kit. i remember paying £150 for 2GB of ram years ago. its crazy atm.

  2. if only I could afford an X58 system, they offer quite poor value for money, but for rendering and stuff, only wayt to go

  3. I bought a 4GB kit a few months ago when I saw a review here on data. they seem like a company destined to go places.

  4. 12GB kits are really cheap right now. hard to imagine anyone buying an X58 opting for a 6GB config. why bother? 12gb will be needed soon enough I reckon

  5. 12GB kits are really cheap right now. hard to imagine anyone buying an X58 opting for a 6GB config. why bother? 12gb will be needed soon enough I reckon

  6. Their 1600mhz 8GB for P67 is great, I got it. have it oc’d to 1950mhz 🙂

  7. I like the fact they aren’t offering massively oversized spreaders on these, I hate seeing those now as they block so many good coolers. Does this kit work with D14 though?

  8. They work with D14, but you need to force them slightly under some of the fins. its possible, but its difficult tog et them out in the case once its all fitted. not that most people will need to do this.

  9. Whats the UK warranty like? I had patriot memory die on me recently and I got the cold shoulder, meaning I want coverage now. ADATA are basically unknown here, i want to know more about them before spending money.

  10. No offense, but who the fuck are ADATA ?

  11. Ordered the sapphier pure black X58 and went to order this, and cuoldnt find it anywhere on stock. ending up going with Corsair 12GB.

    ADATA need to sort out stock, ive went to buy a few things going on reviews here and I can never find anything in the UK. Isn’t Kitguru a UK site ? sort it out with them, really. its frustrating.

  12. Spent an hour last night trying to find this. no where stocks it, even in europe.

    Pointless review. I suggest you only review ADATA goods that we can buy.

  13. Zardon. ive a tip for you.

    ask ADATA if they actually sell the stuff you review.

    its the whole point of reviews. not so you can just play about with new things. No buy links, no confirmed prices, no availability.

    im interested in the adata products Kitguru reviwe, but ive yet to find anything in the UK, apart from the power supply, which I might buy.

    They are useless. unless these reviews are made for chinese people.

  14. Hello All,
    Let me first say sorry to any of you who have searched for this (or any other ADATA product) and failed to find it in the UK.

    Even though ADATA is on the go 10 years, we are relatively new to the UK and our distributor and e-tailer network for the Gaming and Enthusiast market is only now starting to take shape.

    From next week, several of our XPG devices will be available on yoyotech.co.uk and later this month we will launch on amazon.co.uk. After that I am hopeful we will also add most of the other key UK e-tail sites within the next month or so.

    Finally, and as an act of contrition, I am going to provide Kitguru with 5 kits of ADATA XPG memory (including the 12GB reviewed here) to give away to his loyal readers.

    John.

  15. No offence taken Quentin ( – ;

    Believe it or not ADATA is the world’s #2 module maker, behind only Kingston. Our memory revenues last year were $1.4bn, which make us much bigger than OCZ, Corsair and Patriot combined.

    That said I know exactly what you’re saying because regardless of our size, ADATA’s standing and awareness in the Gaming and Enthusiast market in the UK (and elsewhere in Europe) is sadly lacking right now.

    However we are working hard on this and I expect you will begin to see a lot more of ADATA in the UK press, both in terms of reviews, general coverage, and as mentioned our the previous post – availability. We have some really good products coming out over the next few weeks including our new 6Gb/s SSD.

    Give us a try!

    John.

  16. Ion Buster. You should have no concerns with us.

    ADATA providers a lifetime warranty on all our memory products. If you ever have any issue you just return it to the authorised provider you purchased it from for a replacement.

    John.